AUROBINDO ASHRAM

Location

Sri Aurobindo Ashram is located in Pondicherry, a small coastal town 160 km south of Chennai,
in South India.

Visitors wanting to travel to Pondicherry will most likely have to pass through Chennai, whether
they arrive there by air, train or road, and thereafter cover the remaining distance to Pondicherry
by road, a journey which generally takes about 3 hours.

several private and government-owned buses leave Chennai for Pondicherry every half-hour.

pondicherry is also connected directly by air with Bengaluru (Bangalore) with a few flights a
week. There are convenient connections from Bengaluru to major Indian cities.

WELCOME TO SABDA
SABDA IS A UNIT OF THE SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM PUBLICATION DEPARTMENT.

The Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publication Department publishes the works of Sri Aurobindo and the
Mother and works by disciples on their life and teachings, in over 15 languages.

The Publication Department's distribution unit is SABDA. Apart from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram
publications, SABDA also distributes books of other publishers with related content. SABDA has
two retail outlets, Service branch inside the Sri Aurobindo Ashram main building, and Kripa
branch diagonally opposite it. The head office of the Publication Department and SABDA is at 17,
Rue de la Marine (next to our Kripa branch).

Timings:
Head Office: 8.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon, 2.00 to 5.00 p.m.

ACCOMODATION

A limited number of rooms are available in Ashram guest houses for visitors coming for a short
visit to Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Since accommodation is limited and is often fully booked, it is
advisable to make reservations in advance. A list of guest houses that accept advance bookings is
provided here, along with a brief description of the facilities they provide. In case visitors come to
the Ashram without a confirmed booking, they may approach the Bureau Central, which allots
rooms according to requirements, provided accommodation is available.
BUREAU CENTRAL OFFICE

The Bureau Central office, designed as an exhibition hall, also provides an introduction to the
vision of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother and their method of spiritual practice, through
permanent exhibits of photographs, captions, text, videos and books.

There are daily conducted tours for those interested in visiting the various units of the Ashram,
the Pondicherry town, as well as the Auroville township.